Temple of Athena Nike

The Temple of Athena Nike, the smallest temple on the Acropolis of Athens, is dedicated to the goddesses Athena and Nike [1]. Built around 420 BC, the temple is the earliest fully Ionic temple on the Acropolis [1]. It has a prominent position on a steep bastion at the southwest corner of the Acropolis to the right of the entrance, the Propylaea [1]. The Sanctuary of Athena Nike was demolished by the Persians in 480-479 BC and a temple was built over the remains [1]. The new temple construction was underway in 449 BC and was finished around 420 BC [1]. The Temple of Athena Nike, the smallest on the Acropolis, was finished around 420 BC [1]. It is a tetrastyle Ionic structure with a colonnaded portico at both front and rear facades, designed by the architect Kallikrates [1]. The friezes of the building's entablature were decorated on all sides with relief sculpture in the idealized classical style of the 5th century BC [1].